Rays' Sternberg was considered for MLB commissioner

Despite a down year on the field, the Tampa Bay Rays are known around baseball as an organization that does more with less.

This perception may explain why Major League Baseball reportedly considered Rays Principal Owner Stuart Sternberg as a candidate to become the next MLB commissioner. The Tampa Bay Times reported Sternberg was interviewed for the top job but was not among the three finalists.

The three finalists were reported by the New York Times to be: MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred, MLB top business official Tim Brosnan and Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner.

Sternberg did not confirm the news, but Rays President Matt Silverman said he had read the news. “Given Stu's love of the game, it didn't surprise me to read the report that he met with the committee,'' he told the Times.